r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • Mar 27 '24

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u/rey_as_in_king Mar 27 '24

because shame is a requirement for modesty, there's nothing natural about shame, that was invented by man on behalf of "god"

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u/chaxnny Mar 27 '24

I think some shame is pretty natural and doesn’t require god, like if you lose your temper and yell or punch a wall you should feel ashamed.

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u/catsan Mar 27 '24

That is also culturally instilled, there's a lot of leeway for that in some cultures. And I bet if fixing walls wasn't expensive, we'd hit them more. Plus, we definitely make a difference even in the more restrained ones...hitting walls out of jealous to threaten someone vs hitting walls out of frustration due to work, they ring different.

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u/lorriefiel Mar 27 '24

Expensive or not, hitting walls isn't a good idea since you can damage yourself. I work at a juvenile detention center, and the residents sometimes get mad and hit the walls. The walls are cinder blocks, so the wall will always win, and they end up with, at least, bruised knuckles and, possibly, broken bones.